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john john. around the same time a friend of ours and a man who will speak in connection week or -- in connection week or later in the week and was supposed to speak today and couldn't get here, a man who walked across the bridge at selma and went out of his way, john lewis, a young man -- if john were here my guess he is famous for saying you are the life, you are the life. never let any person or force damp dampen our dim or diminish your life. that was john. that was john. he saeudid choose confrontation length hesitant ly hesitantly. but when it is your time don't be afraid to stand up, speak up speak out, against great in injustice. that was john. and, damn, when he spoke out -- now you all knew john never had a temper. he would never lose it or never lecture it. but my lord, when he did, there he is in 1965 fighting the hammer and tong to pass medicare then every step of the way with all great pieces of legislation improved it and extended it. you think that is john that just worked on heal
john john. around the same time a friend of ours and a man who will speak in connection week or -- in connection week or later in the week and was supposed to speak today and couldn't get here, a man who walked across the bridge at selma and went out of his way, john lewis, a young man -- if john were here my guess he is famous for saying you are the life, you are the life. never let any person or force damp dampen our dim or diminish your life. that was john. that was john. he saeudid choose...
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john meacham who is writing a book on john lewis told us yesterday on a caucus call that when john was born he was born into a garden. he loved to be in the garden. he loved to be with the chicks, as we know, little chickens. and he loved to see things grow. loved to see things grow. and he lived his life in that way. he loved to see progress grow, he loved to see love and peace grow. he loved to see ideas grow. and he loved to see a more perfect union grow. many of our colleagues will have many things to say this evening and because of the -- because it's the personal order i don't have my usual one minute which is endless so i'll be briefer and save some remarks for another time but here's what i want to say. just to say job has always been about non-- john has always been about nonviolence. that was his spirit and everything he did was respectful of other views and respectful of other people. in the spirit of nonviolence, that was dr. lawson, reverend lawson taught that to him, to dr. king and the rest, and it was much of it in the spirit of gandhi and the nonviolence that he put fo
john meacham who is writing a book on john lewis told us yesterday on a caucus call that when john was born he was born into a garden. he loved to be in the garden. he loved to be with the chicks, as we know, little chickens. and he loved to see things grow. loved to see things grow. and he lived his life in that way. he loved to see progress grow, he loved to see love and peace grow. he loved to see ideas grow. and he loved to see a more perfect union grow. many of our colleagues will have...
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john has moved on. he would probably not want us to dwell on it, but we are better for his presence among us. the world is smaller for his departure, and we will remember him as he was, unwavering, undimmed, unequal. [applause] pres. obama: to john's beloved family, mrs. mccain, cindy, and the mccain children, president bush, president secretary clinton, vice president biden, vice president ms. cheney, vice president gore, and as john would say, my friends, we come to celebrate an extraordinary man. a warrior. a statesman. a patriot. who embodied so much that is best in america. president bush and i are among the fortunate few who competed against john at the highest levels of politics. he made us better presidents. just as he made the senate better. just as he made this country better. so, for someone like john to ask you while he was still alive to stand and speak of him when he is gone, is a precious and singular honor. now, when john called me with that request earlier this year, i admit sadness and
john has moved on. he would probably not want us to dwell on it, but we are better for his presence among us. the world is smaller for his departure, and we will remember him as he was, unwavering, undimmed, unequal. [applause] pres. obama: to john's beloved family, mrs. mccain, cindy, and the mccain children, president bush, president secretary clinton, vice president biden, vice president ms. cheney, vice president gore, and as john would say, my friends, we come to celebrate an extraordinary...
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served almost a quarter century with john and loved john. still does. i talked to dale about john quite often. that was a relationship that led to me wanting to make sure that i tried to develop that same relationship and of course becoming a member of the ways and means committee we spend so much time together. despite the fact that we haven't been able to the last couple of months, as a committee, we spend an enormous amount of time working together, having meals together, talking to one another. it felt like i had a chance to get so much closer to john and i will never forget that. as big and monument also a life as he led, as important a voice as he was, such a soldier for justice and a figure in american history, as good and decent as a man he was in that respect, as we all know now, of course, is that he was that good a friend. he was that good a human being. he was that generous a person. for me, the last couple of months, obviously it's been hard but it's been special. because john under our temporary rules, john, of course, hasn't been able to
served almost a quarter century with john and loved john. still does. i talked to dale about john quite often. that was a relationship that led to me wanting to make sure that i tried to develop that same relationship and of course becoming a member of the ways and means committee we spend so much time together. despite the fact that we haven't been able to the last couple of months, as a committee, we spend an enormous amount of time working together, having meals together, talking to one...
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john gave me confidence. you know, in the battle for the soul of america today, john warner is a reminder of what we can do when we come together as one nation. while we've never made real the full promise of america to all americans, john's life is a reminder that every generation, every generation has opened the door of opportunity a little bit wider. everyone. and the mission handed down generation to generation is to work of perfecting the union, a mission he now leaves us with a way forward. that's the power of remembrance. it lies not just on our history, but on our hope for the future. not just in our solace, but in our strength. it lies in our hearts to continue the work of democracy, the work of our time, of all time, and the work of john's whole life. to john's senate staff, thank you for your service for all you'll do to carry on john's legacy. and to his family, jeannie, virginia, john, mary, andrew, jill, i know it hurts to remember. sometimes it just hurts to remember. but it's also the way to h
john gave me confidence. you know, in the battle for the soul of america today, john warner is a reminder of what we can do when we come together as one nation. while we've never made real the full promise of america to all americans, john's life is a reminder that every generation, every generation has opened the door of opportunity a little bit wider. everyone. and the mission handed down generation to generation is to work of perfecting the union, a mission he now leaves us with a way...
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who was john mccain? john was a man deeply in love with his country and its promise, a man optimistic that tomorrow would be better than today, and a man grateful for the chance to serve a cause greater than himself. his humor was rooted in that hopefulness, the sometimes sharp sting of his words in debate rooted in his passion for his pause and his love of the fight and his restlessness rooted in an impatience to get on with it, to get busy defending liberty or make a difference in the world, to help soften the burdens of millions not yet free. john was both a romantic and a cynic, as some have said, in love with and passionate about the causes he fought for, yet clear-eyed about the long odds he often faced in a world hostile to our ideals. in trying to summarize john, just reviewing a few of his titles barely capture the complexity of this man. naval aviator, p.o.w., captain, congressmanman, senator, chairman of the commerce committee, chairman of the armed services committee, presidential nominee of h
who was john mccain? john was a man deeply in love with his country and its promise, a man optimistic that tomorrow would be better than today, and a man grateful for the chance to serve a cause greater than himself. his humor was rooted in that hopefulness, the sometimes sharp sting of his words in debate rooted in his passion for his pause and his love of the fight and his restlessness rooted in an impatience to get on with it, to get busy defending liberty or make a difference in the world,...
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together, you and john proved and john me, you proved all the pleasures. you not only had a magical love affair, the other thing about you, you were partners. together, you bore the weight of pain and responsibility with enormous humility. and a sense of duty that defined to as the greatest of america's greatest generation. i think john defined what it meant to be american, what we were about. just by how he acted. it was always about promise. we were a country about possibilities, opportunity, always a belief in tomorrow. tomorrow. when john was in the house a allle of years ago, that is he kept talking about. what are we going to do now, joe? what are we going to do tomorrow? we have all these opportunities. together you taught us that a good life is built not on a single historic act or multiple acts of heroism, but the thousands little things, the thousand little things that built character. treating everyone with dignity and respect. john was one of the few of my colleagues where we could go in the restroom where the shoeshine guy was, he would always
together, you and john proved and john me, you proved all the pleasures. you not only had a magical love affair, the other thing about you, you were partners. together, you bore the weight of pain and responsibility with enormous humility. and a sense of duty that defined to as the greatest of america's greatest generation. i think john defined what it meant to be american, what we were about. just by how he acted. it was always about promise. we were a country about possibilities, opportunity,...
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that's what made john special, made john a giant among all of us. but in my view, john didn't believe that america's future and fate rested on heroes. we used to talk about and i liked most about him is he understood what i hope we all remember. heroes didn't build this country. ordinary people being given half a chance are capable of doing extraordinary things. extraordinary things. john knew ordinary americans understood that each of us has a duty to defend the integrity, dignity, and birthright of every child. good communities are built by thousands of small acts of decency. that americans, as i speak today, show each other every single day. buried deep in the dna of this nation's soul lies a flame that was lit over 200 years ago that each of us carries with us and each one of us has the capacity, the responsibility, and we can screw up the courage to ensure it's not extinguish. it's a thousand little things that make us different. the bottom line was i think john believed in us. i think he believed in the american people, not just all the preamb
that's what made john special, made john a giant among all of us. but in my view, john didn't believe that america's future and fate rested on heroes. we used to talk about and i liked most about him is he understood what i hope we all remember. heroes didn't build this country. ordinary people being given half a chance are capable of doing extraordinary things. extraordinary things. john knew ordinary americans understood that each of us has a duty to defend the integrity, dignity, and...
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john sat in. john lewis protested. john lewis organized. john lewis spoke up. john lewis showed up. john lewis got into good trouble to bend the arc of the moral universe towards justice. he was a force of goodness and angel among us and believer in the beloved community. several times throughout his journey, he was met with brutal violence. on bloody sunday, he was beaten within an inch of his life on the edmund pettus bridge while leading the march from selma to montgomery. the situation seemed hopeless but the courage that john lewis displayed that day set in motion a chain of events that led to the historic passage of the 1965 voting rights act, what man meant for evil, god meant for good. he was a man of faith, goodness and mercy were in his d.n.a. john lewis, the pursuit of riecial justice and equality was not a partisan affair, it was his deeply set of values, anchored in love of country, love of the constitution and love of god. as paul the apostle to timothy, i have fought the good fight, finished the race and kept the faith. that new testament scripture is quintessential j
john sat in. john lewis protested. john lewis organized. john lewis spoke up. john lewis showed up. john lewis got into good trouble to bend the arc of the moral universe towards justice. he was a force of goodness and angel among us and believer in the beloved community. several times throughout his journey, he was met with brutal violence. on bloody sunday, he was beaten within an inch of his life on the edmund pettus bridge while leading the march from selma to montgomery. the situation...
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john chapman grew up in connecticut. from a very young age, john was determined to protect those in need. in kindergarten, john noticed that his classmate was being bullied, as he says, john stepped in and saved me. in his high school yearbook, john quoted these words, give yourself before taking up someone else. very farsighted. john lived by that motto, every single day. everybody that new him said that is the way he lived. graduatedafter he from high school, john enlisted in the united states air force. he was among the elite few to complete air force special tactics training, one of the most rigorous training programs in all of the military. john became an expert in avoiding undetected onto the uptlefield and -- to set airfields and direct fire support. now, john will become the first special tactics airmen to receive the congressional medal of honor. inn mack valerie pennsylvania -- john met valerie in pennsylvania while he was training with the army. it was a big day, a good day, right? they married in 1992 and the
john chapman grew up in connecticut. from a very young age, john was determined to protect those in need. in kindergarten, john noticed that his classmate was being bullied, as he says, john stepped in and saved me. in his high school yearbook, john quoted these words, give yourself before taking up someone else. very farsighted. john lived by that motto, every single day. everybody that new him said that is the way he lived. graduatedafter he from high school, john enlisted in the united...
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john mccain had both. fortunately, all that intensity came paired with a world class sense of humor. as we all know, john really hated to lose. the line he used after his presidential campaigns still makes me laugh. some would ask how he's copying with defeat and john would say, actually, i'm sleeping like a baby. wake up every two hours and cry. seriously, it's hard to describe this larger than life figure without lapsing into what sounds like cliches. we've all heard our whole lives about the importance of patriotism and self-sacrifice. but we cannot take that culture of commitment for granted because just like our nation's security and our american liberty, the very notion that some causes really are greater than ourselves only survives because service members and statesmen like john mccain will fight and even die to defend it. the bond between john and his country was so deep, but of course other bonds ran deeper still. while john's colleagues grieve our own loss, we also send our love and support to t
john mccain had both. fortunately, all that intensity came paired with a world class sense of humor. as we all know, john really hated to lose. the line he used after his presidential campaigns still makes me laugh. some would ask how he's copying with defeat and john would say, actually, i'm sleeping like a baby. wake up every two hours and cry. seriously, it's hard to describe this larger than life figure without lapsing into what sounds like cliches. we've all heard our whole lives about the...
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. >> john albert schardt. >> john g. scharf. >> fred c. scheffold, jr. >> angela susan scheinberg. >> scott mitchell schertzer. >> sean schielke. >> steven francis schlag. >> robert a. schlegel. >> jon schlissel. >> karen helene schmidt. >> ian schneider. >> thomas g. schoales. >> marisa dinardo schorpp. >> frank g. schott, jr. >> gerard patrick schrang. >> jeffrey h. schreier. >> john t....
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[laughter] than john boehner. in congress, john served in several leadership roles and as committee chair. in modern history, he was among the best prepared in history to be elected to become speaker. and this preparation served john well, and our country. history will be very kind to this man. from the time john received that gavel from then former speaker nancy pelosi, until this year when i had to return it, the federal government was spending less in discretionary than it was when john was first handed the gavel. i do not know if that will ever happen again. it has already been broken. john also secured new educational opportunities through charter schools for underprivileged children in d.c. and across the country. and john showed his love for freedom by commissioning the freedom foyer in the capitol which includes the bust of winston churchill. he did this while skillfully managing diverse views and personalities. [laughter] you know who they are. [laughter] i saw this firsthand when we worked together to ea
[laughter] than john boehner. in congress, john served in several leadership roles and as committee chair. in modern history, he was among the best prepared in history to be elected to become speaker. and this preparation served john well, and our country. history will be very kind to this man. from the time john received that gavel from then former speaker nancy pelosi, until this year when i had to return it, the federal government was spending less in discretionary than it was when john was...
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john was just like that. john made us look up, not only to the sky, thinking we might actually be able to see him up there, but toward a higher purpose, that we as a country are always striving to achieve. he represented innovation and bravery, and with that infectious grin, he made us all feel good about ourselves. john first flew to space aboard friendship 7, and he was truly a friend of humanity. a daring pilot who risked his life in world war ii and korea and worked tirelessly to advance the field of aviation long before he took to space. he did the utmost on behalf of us all. it is fitting that this they also marks the 113th anniversary of the wright brothers' first powered flight. just as john advanced the frontiers of aviation, so, too, we will follow his legacy to us, to travel farther in space. john glenn received many accolades, but his true measure is taken not in awards but in the respect he still commands on both ends of the political spectrum, by the large shadow he cast on our entire endeavor t
john was just like that. john made us look up, not only to the sky, thinking we might actually be able to see him up there, but toward a higher purpose, that we as a country are always striving to achieve. he represented innovation and bravery, and with that infectious grin, he made us all feel good about ourselves. john first flew to space aboard friendship 7, and he was truly a friend of humanity. a daring pilot who risked his life in world war ii and korea and worked tirelessly to advance...
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john lewis with us. bring so manyo members, 50. we would have more, except the coronavirus. i hope they will all stand, members of the house of representatives. [applause] harris and booker are with us as well. booker. harris and among them, mr. hoyer, steny hoyer, mr. clyburn, jim clyburn, with john lewis for over 30 years. [applause] have senior, we members and members of our freshman class. john convinced each one of us that we were his best friend in congress. we come with a flag flown over the night john passed. when this flag flew there, it said goodbye. ouraved goodbye to john, friend, our mentor, our colleague. all beautiful man that we had the privilege of serving with in the congress of the united states. again, we all bring our condolences to the family and to michael collins and john's staff who meant so much to him. thank you to your service -- for your service to john lewis. [applause] there are many things we are grateful to the family and the staff for and we condemn -- and we commended t
john lewis with us. bring so manyo members, 50. we would have more, except the coronavirus. i hope they will all stand, members of the house of representatives. [applause] harris and booker are with us as well. booker. harris and among them, mr. hoyer, steny hoyer, mr. clyburn, jim clyburn, with john lewis for over 30 years. [applause] have senior, we members and members of our freshman class. john convinced each one of us that we were his best friend in congress. we come with a flag flown over...
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big john, that miner was called. john dingell was without question our very own big john. larger than life figure who had raised up the institution of the house as a legislator and as a leader in our party. as the years passed and i got to know john the man, not only as big john the chairman, and as it turned out, he was approachable. he was, i discovered, as so many of you did, as tender as he was tenacious. he became a dear, dear friend. thank you, debbie, for allowing me to say a few words. i never stopped looking up to him. as a senior colleague. even as he became my dear friend, he continued to be big john. to all of us with whom he served. and big john was a master of the house as has been said. on occasion he would unabashedly use his power as the chairman to cut through the confusion on an issue and impose his will he believed to be morally the correct thing to do. he once gaveled a committee meeting to adjournment right before he was about to lose the vote. declaring, you may have the votes, but i've got the gavel. and more often than not, he ultimately got the vo
big john, that miner was called. john dingell was without question our very own big john. larger than life figure who had raised up the institution of the house as a legislator and as a leader in our party. as the years passed and i got to know john the man, not only as big john the chairman, and as it turned out, he was approachable. he was, i discovered, as so many of you did, as tender as he was tenacious. he became a dear, dear friend. thank you, debbie, for allowing me to say a few words....
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john mccain said no. he spent another almost five years in captivity before being released on march 14, 1973. it scarcely needs to be said, mr. president, that he remained a thorn in his captors' side the entire time. mr. president, living in perhaps the most privileged country in the world, it's hard for most of us to imagine going without the internet for a few months, let alone something more fundamental like electricity or indoor plumbing. the courage and character and sheer determination required to undergo regular torture, malnourishment and deplorable living conditions is almost impossible to fathom. and yet, hundreds of u.s. soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines, john mccain among them, endured these torments and persevered. and amazingly it was in the prison camps of north vietnam that john mccain discovered the fierce love of country that would animate his life. years later he noted, and i quote, i fell in love with my country when i was a prisoner in someone else's. i loved it for its decency,
john mccain said no. he spent another almost five years in captivity before being released on march 14, 1973. it scarcely needs to be said, mr. president, that he remained a thorn in his captors' side the entire time. mr. president, living in perhaps the most privileged country in the world, it's hard for most of us to imagine going without the internet for a few months, let alone something more fundamental like electricity or indoor plumbing. the courage and character and sheer determination...
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john was a hero. his character, courage, honor, integrity, but i think the things understated the most is his optimism. that's what made john special, made john a giant among all of us. but in my view, john didn't believe that america's future and fate rested on heroes. what i talk most about him is he understood what i hope we all remember, heroes didn't build this country. ordinary people being given half a chance are capable of doing extraordinary things, extraordinary things. john knew ordinary americans understood that each of us has a duty to defend the integrity, dignity, and birthright of every child. good communities are built by thousands of small acts of decency. that americans, as i speak today, show each other every single day. very deep in the d.n.a. of this nation's soul lies a flame that was lit over 200 years ago, that each of us carries with us and each one of us has the capacity, the responsibility, and we can screw up the courage to ensure it's not extinguish. it's a thousand littl
john was a hero. his character, courage, honor, integrity, but i think the things understated the most is his optimism. that's what made john special, made john a giant among all of us. but in my view, john didn't believe that america's future and fate rested on heroes. what i talk most about him is he understood what i hope we all remember, heroes didn't build this country. ordinary people being given half a chance are capable of doing extraordinary things, extraordinary things. john knew...
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thank you, john lewis. president obama presented the presidential medal of freedom to john lewis in 2010. here's what president obama had to say about john lewis. [video clip] quote inscribed in a doorway in nashville where students refused to leave lunch counters years ago. it said it, if not us, then who? if not now, then when? hass a question john lewis been asking his entire life. back to theed him edmund pettus bridge in selma after he had been beaten two inchof his life -- to an of his life days before. it is why all these years later, he is known as the conscience of congress, still speaking his mind on issues of justice and inequality. generations from now, when parents teach their children what is meant by courage, the story of john lewis will come to mind. he knew the change could not wait for some other person or other time. host: let's go back to our phone lines and see what you think about the life of congressman john lewis. let's go to nadia from yonkers, new york. caller: i want to thank john
thank you, john lewis. president obama presented the presidential medal of freedom to john lewis in 2010. here's what president obama had to say about john lewis. [video clip] quote inscribed in a doorway in nashville where students refused to leave lunch counters years ago. it said it, if not us, then who? if not now, then when? hass a question john lewis been asking his entire life. back to theed him edmund pettus bridge in selma after he had been beaten two inchof his life -- to an of his...
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we honor a true american hero, senator john kane. -- john mccain. he dedicated his life to public firste is a vote nation, in the military and then in elected office. himself directly in harm's way during the vietnam war and his great sacrifice of personal freedom is well known. as a senator, he served with honesty and integrity working both with those with whom he agreed and many with whom he did not. his willingness to speak the truth as he understood it, even when it was not politically expedient to do so proved to be a rare phenomenon. for that reason, it was all the more precious. as we continue this celebration of honor, let all who attend these proceedings might transcend smallness and limitation and emerge as people desirous of being our self -- best selves, as you might call each of us to be. dear lord, thank you for its inspiring such greatness in john mccain and continue to bless the united states of america. amen. >> mr. vice president, mr. speaker, colleagues, distinguished guests and the mccain family. it is an honor to welcome you thi
we honor a true american hero, senator john kane. -- john mccain. he dedicated his life to public firste is a vote nation, in the military and then in elected office. himself directly in harm's way during the vietnam war and his great sacrifice of personal freedom is well known. as a senator, he served with honesty and integrity working both with those with whom he agreed and many with whom he did not. his willingness to speak the truth as he understood it, even when it was not politically...
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john was right. america was hungry for that. i remember taking john to the first tea party rally. on aprils on tax day, 15. john heard something others were not hearing across this country. and he wanted to make a pledge that we would govern differently. he was right. we captured 63 seats that year. john became the speaker of the house. if you look at this career, there are a lot of trees and some stumbles. our life is like a book, and there are times in the chapter when we stumble that it may be the end of that chapter. there are many that would have left a retired -- left or retired going through some of the struggles john endured. you never see him complain, he always had that smile on his face. and he endured. and he rose to the occasion that many did not think possible. to recapture the house. not just for a party, but for a republic and a country. i applaud you for the work you have done. learned, case, what i and all those days of being speaker, and some were tough. job.has the patience of for job that meant suffering and never losing faith in god or cursing him. john never
john was right. america was hungry for that. i remember taking john to the first tea party rally. on aprils on tax day, 15. john heard something others were not hearing across this country. and he wanted to make a pledge that we would govern differently. he was right. we captured 63 seats that year. john became the speaker of the house. if you look at this career, there are a lot of trees and some stumbles. our life is like a book, and there are times in the chapter when we stumble that it may...
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john lewis. a civil rights icon, responsible at a young age for lasting progress and remarkable courage in the face of violence and injustice. he was the conscience of our congress. the room quieted and people listened when he spoke. mr. thompson: it was a true honor to serve with him in the house and for me on the ways and means committee. it was surreal to walk with him over the pettus bridge in selma on the 50th anniversary of bloody sunday. and constituents thank me to this day for inviting him to my district. our great country is better because of john lewis and we should all work to be just a little more like john lewis. john, we miss you. rest in peace, my friend. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from mississippi seek recognition? the gentleman is recognized for ne minute. >> this evening i rise to honor the life of charles evers who passed away earlier today. charles and his brother, medgar, dedicated their time on this earth to the advancement of civil rights
john lewis. a civil rights icon, responsible at a young age for lasting progress and remarkable courage in the face of violence and injustice. he was the conscience of our congress. the room quieted and people listened when he spoke. mr. thompson: it was a true honor to serve with him in the house and for me on the ways and means committee. it was surreal to walk with him over the pettus bridge in selma on the 50th anniversary of bloody sunday. and constituents thank me to this day for inviting...
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i said, well, that's very nice, john. you know why, lindsey? i said no, john. if you'd been in my class, i would have been sixth from the bottom, not fifth. thank you very much, john. humiliation and affection were constant companions. the more he humiliated you, the more he liked you. in that regard i was well served . to my colleagues, thank you again so much for what you have done. the only way i know to put this in words that maybe john can relate to is that after a military operation is over, after a mission is complete, the pilots come back and debrief. if there's a military operation, they do an after-action report. i thought to myself, what would it say? what would the after-action report for john mccain say? and the purpose of these reports is for lessons learned so that others will benefit and make sure that we'll remember, remember the things that went well and the things that did not so we'll be better off as a unit, as a nation. the title of the operation was pretty easy. you can say a lot of things about me but clever is not one of them. operation
i said, well, that's very nice, john. you know why, lindsey? i said no, john. if you'd been in my class, i would have been sixth from the bottom, not fifth. thank you very much, john. humiliation and affection were constant companions. the more he humiliated you, the more he liked you. in that regard i was well served . to my colleagues, thank you again so much for what you have done. the only way i know to put this in words that maybe john can relate to is that after a military operation is...
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john f. ginley donna marie giordano jeffrey john giordano john giordano steven a. giorgetti martin giovinazzo kum-kum girolamo salvatore gitto cynthia giugliano mon gjonbalaj dianne gladstone keith alexander glascoe thomas irwin glasser edmund glazer harry glenn barry h. glick jeremy logan glick steven glick john t. gnazzo william robert godshalk michael gogliormella brian f. goldberg jeffrey g. goldflam michelle goldstein monica goldstein steven ian goldstein ronald f. golinski andrew h. golkin dennis james gomes enrique antonio gomez jose bienvenido gomez manuel gomez, jr. >> and my aunt, sharon. not a day goes by we don't think about you. we love and miss you so much. >> and my uncle, robert. [applause] >> wilder alfredo gomez jenine nicole gonzalez mauricio gonzalez rosa j. gonzalez lynn catherine goodchild calvin joseph gooding peter morgan goodrich harry goody kiran kumar reddy gopu catherine c. gorayeb lisa fenn gordenstein kerene gordon sebastian gorki kieran joseph gorman thomas edwa
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i think we should find a way to honor john mccain in a way that john mccain would have seen fit, and that is we ought to pass a piece of legislation that we wouldn't have passed absent this moment. we ought to come together in a bipartisan way and we ought to do something that makes both political parties really uncomfortable. that was one of the things john mccain was great at. this man is gone and we are surely poorer for it, but we can do something big that's in line with the spirit of how he wanted to disrupt this place. if we wanted to make both parties uncomfortable -- and john was a guy who loved to point both barrels at pwoergt -- both parties i think we could find a way to do that in a way the american people would applaud and i think that would be the right way to honor john mccain. his willingness to take on everybody and all the sacred cows in this town was why a lot of people hated him but more why a lot of more people loved him. if we're going to honor his spirit we ought to find a way that's big, disruptive and uncomfortable for washington, d.c. thank you, mr. presiden
i think we should find a way to honor john mccain in a way that john mccain would have seen fit, and that is we ought to pass a piece of legislation that we wouldn't have passed absent this moment. we ought to come together in a bipartisan way and we ought to do something that makes both political parties really uncomfortable. that was one of the things john mccain was great at. this man is gone and we are surely poorer for it, but we can do something big that's in line with the spirit of how...
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and that's about john's dad. john dingell sr. my father, sander levin's first political memory, aside from listening to fireside chats around the living room radio, coming from president roosevelt, is of campaigning or john dingell sr. in his knickersing, my dad would have been maybe 10 years old. so this is going back to the late 1930's or early 1940's. nd then in 1946, i think, john dingell sr. recommended to president harry truman that he appoint a lawyer named theodore levin to the eastern district of michigan to be a federal judge. andujarry truman did that. and i was looking at the record with all the time things take these days, dan, the president 3, ated uncle ted on july and he was sitting on july 22. of either 1946 or 1947. things happen at a different speed in those days. and theodore levin served for many years and he was the chief judge of the eastern district of michigan. but earlier than that, before was chief judge, i think, jolingdulling get -- john dingell's son, john d. dingell jr., clerked for judge levin. it
and that's about john's dad. john dingell sr. my father, sander levin's first political memory, aside from listening to fireside chats around the living room radio, coming from president roosevelt, is of campaigning or john dingell sr. in his knickersing, my dad would have been maybe 10 years old. so this is going back to the late 1930's or early 1940's. nd then in 1946, i think, john dingell sr. recommended to president harry truman that he appoint a lawyer named theodore levin to the eastern...
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fiori. >> john b. fiorito. >> john r. fischer. >> andrew fisher. >> bennett lawson fisher. >> gerald p. fisher. john roger fisher. >> thomas j. fisher. >> lucy a. fishman. >> ryan d. fitzgerald. >> thomas james fitzpatrick. >> richard p. fitzsimons. >> salvatore fiumefreddo. >> darlene e. flagg. >> wilson f. flagg. >> christina donovan flannery. >> eileen flecha. >> and my father-in-law, lieutenant john a fdny. your family loves you and misses you very much. and thank you for sending your son to me. he is a wonderful husband. the best husband a girl could ask for. i know he learned that from you. we miss you and love you very much. [bell tolls] ♪ [violinist plays] ♪ ♪ [applause] [bell tolls] >> in loving memory of my brother james patrick gladly. we miss you. we're are so proud of your children, elizabeth and james. life has never been the same since you were gone. god bless america. >> andre g. fletcher. >> carl m. flickinger. matthew m. flocco. >> >> john joseph florio. >> joseph walkden flounders. >> carol ann fl
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john warner was a remarkable guy. he was someone, i say this again respectfully, he looked the part, he sounded the part. he could say things that if it came out of my mouth or even somebody as eloquent as senator kaine, it might sound a little over the top. coming out of john warner, it's always sounded senatorial, thoughtful, and pretty darned cool. how i got to know john was really kind of an unusual way. i was a little bit active in democratic politics in the late 1980's, early 1990's. then i had the audacity in 1996 to actually run against john warner, which, by the way, john warner versus mark warner managed to confuse the hell out of most virginians. the takeaway from that campaign, we had a bumper strip in the campaign that simply said idea -- mark, not john. honest to goodness truth i was in danville near the north carolina border one day and got out of the car and somebody saw the bumper strip and i'm trying to shake hands, i was not that well known and looked at me and said, see that bumper strip, is that a
john warner was a remarkable guy. he was someone, i say this again respectfully, he looked the part, he sounded the part. he could say things that if it came out of my mouth or even somebody as eloquent as senator kaine, it might sound a little over the top. coming out of john warner, it's always sounded senatorial, thoughtful, and pretty darned cool. how i got to know john was really kind of an unusual way. i was a little bit active in democratic politics in the late 1980's, early 1990's. then...
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we talk about plenty sunday you have to think of john moses and john lewis. dr. king told john lewis, do not go over that bridge that day. they argued about what day they are going to march. over that marched bridge and dr. king told him do not do it. it was bloody sunday. i will never forget when i came home from church as a kid and i saw all that violence. but john lewis went across that bridge, knowing that. he was going to do what he was going to do. dr. king was not on the bridge that day, on bloody sunday. dr. king was not on that bridge. he told them children do not go over that bridge. and john lewis took them anyway. i will never forget that, bloody sunday on the bridge. you understand what i'm trying to tell you? bob moses and john lewis? great characters. but dr. king told john lewis don't go over that bridge. thank you. have a statement coming from former president bill clinton and former secretary of state hillary clinton on john lewis's passing. we have lost a giant, john lewis gave us all he had to redeem america's unmet promise of equality and jus
we talk about plenty sunday you have to think of john moses and john lewis. dr. king told john lewis, do not go over that bridge that day. they argued about what day they are going to march. over that marched bridge and dr. king told him do not do it. it was bloody sunday. i will never forget when i came home from church as a kid and i saw all that violence. but john lewis went across that bridge, knowing that. he was going to do what he was going to do. dr. king was not on the bridge that day,...
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and she knew john and john knew her. all across the country today, americans are celebrating the life of john dingell, not because they knew john but because they knew that john knew them. i remember talking with my son when i introduced him to john some years ago, to my granddaughter who is a second year student at columbia law school was in the room with us. after she walked out, she said, pop, why, why do you like and so much? [laughter] and she was impressed. but she could tell, i really liked him. why did i like him so much. i think it's because i knew he knew me. and he gave me confidence. he gave me confidence. he made me believe more in myself than i had. john had that special capacity to do so. because when you are with him, you knew you were with greatness and knew he was the man in just two years in his whole career did more than people did in their entire career. i told my granddaughter what i liked about john was not anything to do with the fights we were in together and won together. i can sum it up in one
and she knew john and john knew her. all across the country today, americans are celebrating the life of john dingell, not because they knew john but because they knew that john knew them. i remember talking with my son when i introduced him to john some years ago, to my granddaughter who is a second year student at columbia law school was in the room with us. after she walked out, she said, pop, why, why do you like and so much? [laughter] and she was impressed. but she could tell, i really...
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-- all have for john. speaker gingrich and speaker ryan are both here. [applause] and we warmly welcome and extend our gratitude to debbie, lindsay and tricia and the entire boehner family for sharing john with this congress and with our country. now it is my privilege to invite father conroy to deliver the invocation. >> ok. i am surrounded by quadrophonic speakers. [laughter] dear god, we give you thanks for the proceedings of this day. and for speaker john boehner and his place in history as the 53rd speaker of the people's house. we thank you for his many years of faithful attention to the people's house as its speaker. our nation will always be grateful for his leadership and aware of the important contribution speaker boehner made to the greatness of our nation. bless our time here together on this joyous occasion. in the course of the ceremonies, may all be reminded of our shared citizenship and the importance of public service in the advancement of our experiment of constitutional democracy. may al
-- all have for john. speaker gingrich and speaker ryan are both here. [applause] and we warmly welcome and extend our gratitude to debbie, lindsay and tricia and the entire boehner family for sharing john with this congress and with our country. now it is my privilege to invite father conroy to deliver the invocation. >> ok. i am surrounded by quadrophonic speakers. [laughter] dear god, we give you thanks for the proceedings of this day. and for speaker john boehner and his place in...
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john dingell. john dingell, mr. speaker, will go down in u.s. history as being one of the most powerful house committee chairmen of all time. that's why, mr. speaker, around washington, d.c., throughout the nation, throughout this congress, he was and will continue to be respectfully known as the lion of the house. the lion of the house. that -- may aspire, aspire that honor to his forceful personality, mr. speaker in my experience with john and watching john operate as chairman, he used a scalpel more than a sledgehammer to score his legislative wins and to gather up and earn the respect of all the members, not only of the committee on energy and commerce, but the members of this house on both sides of the aisle. many would say that the secret to john's success has been his rivaled mastery of parliamentary procedure and his institutional memory. i would agree that he has superb parliamentary knowledge -- knowledge of the parliamentary procedure and has essence of his institutional memory. but what
john dingell. john dingell, mr. speaker, will go down in u.s. history as being one of the most powerful house committee chairmen of all time. that's why, mr. speaker, around washington, d.c., throughout the nation, throughout this congress, he was and will continue to be respectfully known as the lion of the house. the lion of the house. that -- may aspire, aspire that honor to his forceful personality, mr. speaker in my experience with john and watching john operate as chairman, he used a...
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that's john mccain. so as we move forward in this chamber, i hope we will remember his word, that the most liberating thing in life is to fight for a cause larger than ourselves. he did that every single day and we must now carry on that torch. thank you, mr. president. i yield the floor. the presiding officer: the senator from ohio. mr. portman: today i want to join my colleague from minnesota and other senators in talking about our colleague, an american icon, who played an outsized role as our country's story. senator john mccain was first and foremost a patriot. throughout his whole life and very prolific life, he lived the motto of his 2008 presidential campaign, which was simply, country first. i had the privilege of helping senator mccain during that 2008 campaign. i was in the private sector then, and i took time off to spend about six weeks with him traveling around the country. i was on the campaign trail with a group of his loyal friends, including the first friend, lindsey graham. i had known
that's john mccain. so as we move forward in this chamber, i hope we will remember his word, that the most liberating thing in life is to fight for a cause larger than ourselves. he did that every single day and we must now carry on that torch. thank you, mr. president. i yield the floor. the presiding officer: the senator from ohio. mr. portman: today i want to join my colleague from minnesota and other senators in talking about our colleague, an american icon, who played an outsized role as...
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and john was our minority leader. worked hard, many thought that we'd never see that majority again. and on november, the day before the election, in 2010, i had lunch with then leader boehner and he said, we're going to take the majority back and it's going to happen tomorrow. ladies and gentlemen, history all changed when pope francis came. it changed because pope francis was here, but it changed the history of john boehner's speakership. but i'm confident history will show that john boehner was one of the best speakers in the history of our country. mr. speaker, god speed, we'll miss you. mr. chabot: i thank the gentleman very much. very inspiring. the gentlelady's recognized again. ms. kaptur: i thank the gentleman for yielding. i'd like to yield time to congresswoman joyce beatty, who had served as the minority leader of the ohio senate prior arriving here, and has just arrived with such capacity and i know she has served with john boehner and knows him very well. thank you for being here this evening, congresswo
and john was our minority leader. worked hard, many thought that we'd never see that majority again. and on november, the day before the election, in 2010, i had lunch with then leader boehner and he said, we're going to take the majority back and it's going to happen tomorrow. ladies and gentlemen, history all changed when pope francis came. it changed because pope francis was here, but it changed the history of john boehner's speakership. but i'm confident history will show that john boehner...
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john kerry wants to refight yesterday's war. president bush believes we have to fight today's war and be ready for tomorrow's challenges. [applause] president bush is committed to providing the kinds of forces to root out terrorists, no matter what spider hole they may hide in or what rock they crawl under. [applause] george w. bush wants to grab paris and not let them get a -- grab terrorists and not let them get a better grip. john kerry, they get a yes, no, maybe. they can only encourage our enemies and confuse our friends. i first got to know george w. bush when we served as governors together. i admire this man and i am moved by the respect he shows the first lady, his unabashed love for his parents and daughters. [applause] and the fact that he is unashamed of his belief that god is not indifferent to america. [cheering and applause] i can identify with someone who has lived that line, i was blind but now i see, and i like the fact that he is the same man on a saturday night that he is on sunday morning. [cheering and appl
john kerry wants to refight yesterday's war. president bush believes we have to fight today's war and be ready for tomorrow's challenges. [applause] president bush is committed to providing the kinds of forces to root out terrorists, no matter what spider hole they may hide in or what rock they crawl under. [applause] george w. bush wants to grab paris and not let them get a -- grab terrorists and not let them get a better grip. john kerry, they get a yes, no, maybe. they can only encourage our...
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that is john. john understands what it means to sacrifice for what you believe in. to put the greater good ahead of the personal feelings. president kennedy said moral courage in politics is a rare commodity that is encouraged on the battlefield. john has shown moral courage. he is a man who was terrorized, victimized, and abused. for five and a half years. as a u.s. senator, as was pointed out, he joined john kerry in normalizing relationships with vietnam. always country first, always country first. you know, here is what john said in 1995. he said, "we have looked back in anger at vietnam for too long. i cannot allow whatever resentment i incurred during my time in vietnam to hold me from duty."hat is clearly my everybody talks about these virtues. but this is what this guy did. this is not only what he said. duty. duty. duty. it is the marrow running through that solid steel spine of this guy, and it made him such a formidable opponent and a fierce friend. john and i have been with one another, together, and we have been against one another. as you have observed
that is john. john understands what it means to sacrifice for what you believe in. to put the greater good ahead of the personal feelings. president kennedy said moral courage in politics is a rare commodity that is encouraged on the battlefield. john has shown moral courage. he is a man who was terrorized, victimized, and abused. for five and a half years. as a u.s. senator, as was pointed out, he joined john kerry in normalizing relationships with vietnam. always country first, always country...
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john mccain understood that. it's not good enough to be smart and committed to your positions on public policy. it's not good enough just to be there for votes and for debates. that's obviously critical, but character still matters, and john mccain was living proof of that. i remember one occasion where we had, he and i had an acrimonious exchange in the senate elevators just a couple of seconds when the elevator went from the basement to the second floor. john was very heated. i was taken by surprise at how heated he was. yet as we've heard so many times over the past several days, john mccain never let a public policy disagreement impact personal relationships with his colleagues. a couple of hours later we were back on the senate floor, and i wanted to continue the argument, and i started to approach him on the floor to continue the argument. i guess i wanted to get the last word, which might be a mistake with john mccain. but as i got close to him, john mccain lifted up his arms and reached out to me, embrace
john mccain understood that. it's not good enough to be smart and committed to your positions on public policy. it's not good enough just to be there for votes and for debates. that's obviously critical, but character still matters, and john mccain was living proof of that. i remember one occasion where we had, he and i had an acrimonious exchange in the senate elevators just a couple of seconds when the elevator went from the basement to the second floor. john was very heated. i was taken by...
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warner -- john warner. like many here, i had the privilege of serving with john for three decades in the united state senate. while we're representing different political parties, i can say without hesitation john was a man of conscience, character, and honor, with a deep commitment to god and country. enlisted in the navy, in the united states navy at age 17 to fight in world war ii. a few years later, enlisted in the marine corps to fight in korea. eventually named secretary of the navy by president nixon, then elected to the united states senate where he became a towering and respected voice on foreign policy, national security, and defense, the second longest serving senator from virginia, the longest serving republican. a member of the greatest generation, and as that, he understood that democracy is more than a form of government. democracy is a way of being. he understood it begins and grows in an open heart, and with a willingness to work across the aisle and come together in common cause, and that
warner -- john warner. like many here, i had the privilege of serving with john for three decades in the united state senate. while we're representing different political parties, i can say without hesitation john was a man of conscience, character, and honor, with a deep commitment to god and country. enlisted in the navy, in the united states navy at age 17 to fight in world war ii. a few years later, enlisted in the marine corps to fight in korea. eventually named secretary of the navy by...
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john mccain is no ordinary candidate. [applause] you may not agree with john mccain on every issue, but you can always count on him to be straight with you about where he stands and to stand for what he thinks is right for our country regardless of the politics. i can tell you with a certain faith that as president, you can count on john mccain to be what restlessurally, a reformer who will clean up washington and get our government working again for all of the american people. [cheers and applause] so, tonight, i want to ask you whether you are independent, a reagan democrat, a clinton democrat, or just a plain old democrat, this year, when you vote for president, vote for the person you believe is best for our country, not for the party you happen to belong to. [cheers and applause] i ask those of you who are watching or listening, vote for the leader who since the age of 17, when he first raised his hand and took an oath to defend , has always put america first. my friends -- [applause] i appeal to independents, democr
john mccain is no ordinary candidate. [applause] you may not agree with john mccain on every issue, but you can always count on him to be straight with you about where he stands and to stand for what he thinks is right for our country regardless of the politics. i can tell you with a certain faith that as president, you can count on john mccain to be what restlessurally, a reformer who will clean up washington and get our government working again for all of the american people. [cheers and...